Rediscover Singapore - Wall Murals Walk 04 on 5th Day of Lunar New Year

Today's 5th Day of Lunar New Year attends murals walk 04 started at Mountbatten MRT Station, today participants number 03 inclusive the mentor of MentorgraphyZ, myself and KM Chan. We took a bus down to East Coast Road and explore the murals at Katong and down to Joo Chiat, Koon Seng Road, we took a break at Joo Chiat Complex and start to locate the missing mural which eludes us and found it at Everitt Road and Joo Chiat Terrace junction which is opposite the Joo Chiat Terrace Park and mission accomplished and headed for home.

Rediscover Singapore - A date at River Hongbao 2021

This year the annual show for the Chinese Lunar New Year event River Hongbao 2021 was held at Garden by the Bay because of the pandemic, the event had been scale down from 9 days of celebration to just only 6 days without the fireworks. This year the public had to book a slot to attend the event and without fail the slots had been quickly snapped up till the last day of the event tomorrow (16th Feb) although it lasted for only 6 days the spirits of the individual had not dampened. Luckily I was given a slot on the 4th day of the Lunar New Year Hopefully, the event will return with a bang next year when the pandemic eased...bye and see you next year.

Rediscover Singapore - 大年初三

Today's is the third day of the lunar new year, we had an early meet with MentorgraphyZ mentor and participant for our final Murals Photo Walk. Today the route taken was the famous Haji Lane within the Kampong Glam area the weather was in our favour as we slowly explore the murals and the nearby surrounding after that we took a 15-minute break before we proceed to our next destination of Victoria Street and we took a bus and headed straight to  Tiong Bahru where we pause for lunch at the hawker centre. After lunch, we started our walk and wrap up at about 5pm where we had a light drink with coffee and headed for home.

Rediscover Singapore - On the second day (农历年初二)

Today the second day of the Lunar New Year, again we are on the road again to explore the various wall murals this time round was at Little India, Singapore. Here we had the most murals located mostly around the back lane of the many side roads along Serangoon Road another 6 participants lead by mentor Andrew JK Tan of MentorgraphyZ and again I was there, suddenly the weather change than the rain came and we are forced to end our walk but the adventure continues tomorrow location will be announced soon looking forward to tomorrow walk.

Rediscover Singapore - First Day of Chinese Lunar New Year

New Year New Rules maximum 8 persons are allowed to have a house visit during the pandemic, so there is a lot of ample time so I decided to join our MentorgraphyZ group there is 6 participant for taking a Wall Murals Walk around Chinatown the heart of the Chinese Community. Most of the shops are closed and the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple are full fo worshippers to offer incense only outside the temple gate. We finally complete our walk around 6pm and have a break for light food and drinks before we headed for home. This being the first Photography Walk during the first day of the Year of the Ox.

Rediscover Singapore - Eve of the New Year

We are sending away the Rat and usher in the Ox but before that, all households are having their Lunar New Year Reunion Dinner but first all make an offering to our ancestor. This year we are unable to witness the countdown as what we have been doing every year at the River Hongbao but not this year due to the pandemic, anyway, life still has to go on hoping the viruses will be over soon.

Rediscover Singapore - An Evening at Haji Lane

Went down to Haji Lane this evening (10th Feb) to explore the Kampong Glam neighbourhood of Singapore, the so call young people frequent the shophouses along the small lane for the independent fashion boutiques and middle eastern cafe and drinking holes. The shophouses were commonly used as lodges for Haji pilgrims to Mecca. from 1900 till 1960, and from 1960 onward they provide a home for poorer Malay families and from 1970 the whole of Haji Lane was used mostly as storages spaces, and later on, converted to the present state.